Category Archives: Mangablog

Girls, girls, girls—and an intro to boys’ love as well

With a new volume of Sailor Moon, the end of Twin Spica, and the debut of Young Miss Holmes, not to mention new volumes of Gunslinger Girl and Ninja Girls, this week’s new manga is all about the girls. Check … Continue reading

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Scan angst

The New York Times manga best-seller list has a good mix of publishers this week; the final volume of xxxHOLiC (published by the otherwise mostly defunct Del Rey) tops the list, with vol. 1 of Soulless, from Yen Press, in … Continue reading

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New licenses, old magazines

JManga is running a special this weekend: Sign up for a $10 monthly subscription and get two books’ worth of points for free; sign up for a $25 subscription and get five free books. Don’t feel like spending any money? … Continue reading

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What shall we read this week?

I’m looking at this week’s new releases, including a new volume of Fairy Tail and a new shoujo title from Viz, The Earl and the Fairy, at MTV Geek. At A Case Suitable for Treatment, Sean Gaffney peers ahead to … Continue reading

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Help choose the main course for the next MMF

The Manga Bookshelf bloggers hold their weekly Pick of the Week discussion. The Manga Moveable Feast has become a tradition in the manga blogging community, and Kate Dacey opens the floor for discussion of which books and creators should be … Continue reading

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Seven years later, still blogging about manga

MangaBlog had its seventh birthday yesterday, and as we launch our eighth year as (I hope) the morning paper of the manga world, I just want to thank all of you for your support over the years. Writing without readers … Continue reading

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